How to analyze a book

In this post, I break down how I approach teaching literary analysis writing to my students in an introductory children's literature course.

SIFT for Lit

How to read and analyze a poem

Everybody reads at different paces, but if you need a little help slowing down every once in while here are 5 tricks that have helped one Rioter.

Teaching your students how to analyze text can be easy with tips from ROOM 213. She's got some close reading bookmarks to share too!

Critical reading includes 'Inspectional Reading': Reading with a focus on grasping the book as a 'whole thing'--also called 'Systematic skimming.'